Tracy Krumm is a textile artist, craft educator, and curator based in St. Paul, Minnesota.[1] Krumm's work combines metalworking and crochet; crafting items such as curtains and clothing out of metals and wire.[2]

Early life and education

Krumm received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the California College of Arts and Crafts[3] in 1987 and her Masters of Fine Arts from Vermont College of Fine Art in 1995.[4][5]

Art career

In 2010, she curated an exhibition titled New Fibers 2010 at Eastern Michigan University where she was faculty in the fibers department.[6] In 2014, the Ellen Noël Art Museum in Odessa, Texas showed In the Making: The Art of Tracy Krumm.[7] Her work was included in a 2019 exhibition of contemporary fiber art curated by Erika Diamond at the Jamestown Community College’s Weeks Gallery titled Pulling a Thread.[8][9] She curated an exhibition titled Pride at the Textile Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, where she is the Director for Artistic Advancement.[10][11] This exhibition was to be the first in the institution's history to celebrate LGBTQ+ identity.[12]

Awards and exhibitions

Tracy Krumm was awarded a $25,000 McKnight Fellowship for Visual Artists in 2015.[13] In 2016, work won first place in the Textiles/fibers category of the Minnesota State Fair Fine Art Competition.[14]

Further reading

  • BUSZEK, MARIA ELENA (2011). ""Labor is My Medium": Some Perspective(s) on Contemporary Craft". Archives of American Art Journal. 50 (3/4): 66–75. doi:10.1086/aaa.50.3_4.23355888. ISSN 0003-9853. JSTOR 23355888.

References

  1. ↑ "Tracy Krumm". Textile Curator. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  2. ↑ "Tracy Krumm - 13 Artworks, Bio & Shows on Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  3. ↑ MCD (2016-03-03). "Lines That Tie: Carole Beadle and Lia Cook". Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  4. ↑ "Textile Center's National Artist Advisory Council". Textile Center. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  5. ↑ "Fiber Artist Tracy Krumm to Present Lecture, 3D Workshop at UK". UKNow. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  6. ↑ Cantu, John Carlos (November 21, 2010). "EMU exhibit showcases the potential of modern fiber art". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  7. ↑ "Past Exhibitions". ellen noel art museum. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
  8. ↑ "Pulling A Thread exhibition now open at JCC". the Observer. November 7, 2019. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  9. ↑ "New, Three: Kansas City Art Institute Faculty". Kansas City Art Institute. July 10, 2008. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  10. ↑ "PRIDE". MPLSART.COM. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  11. ↑ "Textile Center appoints five internationally renowned fiber artists to serve on its new National Art". Meet Minneapolis. 2016-06-28. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  12. ↑ "PRIDE – COMING SOON". Textile Center. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
  13. ↑ Abbe, Mary (June 18, 2015). "Ten Minnesota Visual and Ceramic Artists Win McKnight Fellowships". Star Tribune.
  14. ↑ "Winners of the Minnesota State Fair Fine Art competition". Star Tribune. August 25, 2016. Retrieved 2020-03-20.
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